MEVTV in partnership with George Brown College
The Ministry of Education, Technological and Vocational Training, and George Brown College, a renowned institution in Toronto, Canada, are excited to announce a transformative partnership aimed at fostering collaboration and innovation in tertiary and career-oriented education. This dynamic partnership will support education transformation, as well as talent and skills development. To launch the partnership is […]
Doctors in Guyana perform life-saving gynaecological surgery on woman
(CMC) – In what has been described as a remarkable medical feat, a 44-year-old female patient from the Essequibo region, recently underwent a life-saving gynaecological surgery at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC). The procedure, performed by Dr Rafi Rozan, Chief Consultant Specialist in Obstetrics and Gynaecology, along with his expert team, successfully removed a […]
Belize cracking down on illegal lotto games
(CMC) –The Belize government Friday said it is cracking down on persons engaged in illegal lotto and jackpot sales with convicted persons facing fines of up to BDZ$50,000 and imprisonment of not more than five years. In a statement, the Ministry of Finance, Economic Development and Investment, which is responsible for regulating lotteries, said it […]
Flash flood warning downgraded to flood watch
The Barbados Meteorological Services (BMS) has downgraded the flash flood warning issued Saturday to a flood watch. A flood watch is issued when conditions are favourable for flooding within the next 48 hours. It does not mean that flooding will occur but it is possible. Hazard Info Unstable conditions are affecting the island and parts […]
Patterson welcomes outcome of Guyana-Venezuela talks
The following statement was issued by former Prime Minister of Jamaica P.J. Patterson following Thursday’s meeting in St Vincent & The Grenadines aimed at settling simmering tensions between Guyana and Venezuela over Venezuela’s renewed claims over the Essequibo region of Guyana. Our entire Hemisphere breathes a welcome sign of relief on the outcome of the […]
Flash flood warning in effect for Barbados
The Barbados Meteorological Services (BMS) has issued a flash flood warning for the island. A flash flood warning is issued when rapid flooding due to heavy or excessive rainfall in a short period of time (generally less than six hours) is occurring or is imminent in the warning area. Hazard Info Unstable conditions are affecting […]
Kooyman live tree donations to charities to brighten Christmas
Christmas and community spirit blended last weekend as Kooyman reached out to support the holiday plans of two St Michael-based charitable organisations with donations of 7-foot Christmas trees to the Eden Lodge Youth Charitable Trust and The Church of Christ the King. The presentations took place last Saturday at Kooyman Megastore, Kendall Hill, Christ Church. […]
Antigua and Barbuda saddened by sudden death of soca artiste Ricardo Drue
(CMC) – The Government of Antigua and Barbuda has expressed sadness at the sudden death of renowned soca artiste Ricardo Drue earlier this week. In a statement, Prime Minister Gaston Browne said Ricardo Drue “was clearly an emerging talent who commanded attention, applause and appreciation throughout the country of his birth, Antigua and Barbuda, and […]
Saturday start for NCF’s Carols in Town
The National Cultural Foundation (NCF), through the Prime Minister’s Office – Culture, is hosting a series of mini Christmas concerts in the island’s four towns. Carols in Town will start on Saturday, December 16 and culminate on Tuesday, December 19, with each night’s activities beginning at 6 p.m. The 100 per cent local entertainment package […]
Officer, businessman plead guilty to money laundering charges
A police officer and businessman have admitted to money laundering offences they committed over a 10-year span. Appearing before Madam Justice Laurie-Ann Smith Bovell in the No. 4 Supreme Court on Thursday, Constable Undwye Jean-Baptiste, 38, of No. 16 West Road Warrens, St Michael, and Hasan Kareem Catlyn, 39, of Bridge Road, St Michael, admitted […]